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LG Xenon GR500

 

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  • User Score (760)
    6.7 6.7 from 760 reviewers
  • Expert Score (6)
    7.0 7.0 from 6 reviewers
  • Design (4)
    6.2 6.2 from 4 reviewers
  • Features (4)
    4.7 4.7 from 4 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    4.7 4.7 from 4 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    Touch screen phones combining a are becoming more common nowadays. This offers consumers a wider range of capabilities which appeal to text messengers. The has been around for quite some time now on AT&T's lineup which gave the Prada-like appeal to U.S. consumers. Building upon the success of the Vu, the tried to take it to another level by offering a QWERTY and updated interface. Read more

  2. Bright Hub

    Bright Hub
    5.2/10
    23 May 2011

    Find out about the features and functions of the LG Xenon cell phone. Read this LG Xenon review to find out if it is worth buying or outdated. Read more

  3. MobileTechReview.com

    MobileTechReview.com
    5.0/10
    16 April 2009

    Conclusion The LG Xenon manages to fit a touch screen and large, side-sliding QWERTY keyboard into a small and fairly slim package. It's budget-priced yet well made and rich with features like HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, music and video playback. However, the touch screen response and inconsistent user interface knock this phone down a few notches: the screen requires very hard taps compared to other resistive touch screen phones, there's no on-screen QWERTY keyboard,... Read more

    • Very compact for a touch screen phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Good keyboard. Reasonably priced for the features it offers.
    • Reception not very strong, user interface inconsistencies make the phone less fun and pleasing (accelerometer works in just a few apps, some apps rotate while others d...

  4. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    8 April 2009

    Despite a few problems, the LG Xenon is one of the better messaging phones we've seen, plus it has a cool touch-screen interface and plenty of features. Read more

    • The LG Xenon has an attractive touch-screen display, a great QWERTY keyboard, customizable standby screens, plenty of shortcuts, and lots of features like 3G speeds, q...
    • The LG Xenon suffers from the lack of POP or IMAP e-mail support, the touch screen suffers from a slight learning curve, the Web browser feels a little clunky, and you...

  5. LaptopMemo

    LaptopMemo
    29 October 2009

    Note: This phone was sent in by LG for review, but there wasn’t any SIM card in the review unit, so no software tests. So here’s only a review of the hardware. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Awesome Phone

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: Mark, Amazon
    3 weeks ago See Product at Amazon ($79.99)

    This is an awesome phone...I originally bought it to replace another phone that I broke. and its a great phone. the touch screen is very responsive and the phone itself is lightweight. over all i would defiantly recomened it to somebody to buy. Read more or see product

  2. "This is a horrible phone. Don't buy it."

    CNET
    1.0/10
    Reviewer: phonegirl736, CNET
    30 December 2011

    I've had this phone for about a year, and I'm ready to snap it in half. It won't let me call people unless I press the button in a certain spot. A real pain. It will freeze when I get more than one text at the same time, or just at any time it pleases. It gets scratches very easily. It has horrid battery life. The camera cannot zoom, and has horrible quality. It also says unable to send text almost every time I try to send one. Read more

    • Qwerty keyboard
    • Freezes, turns off, fragile,battery life, camera quality, unable to call people, won't send texts

  3. Best phone ever, before Iphone4S

    Ebay
    10/10
    Reviewer: mwhitney411, Ebay
    3 weeks ago See Product at eBay ($78.98)

    This is my favorite phone I've ever owned, so when I found out that they no longer made them, I was really dissapointed. Lucky me, found it on here and was ever so happy! This is the easiest and most convenient phone to do pretty much simple tasks and everything on, that is good for me and what I need to get done! I love this phone so much!!! Very satisfied. As much as I've had phones, I've had this one 3 times, 3 different phones, red, black, and blue. Read more or see product

  4. Works Well...

    HSN
    10/10
    Reviewer: baje, PA, HSN
    6 January 2012

    I love my phone the color is nice but the features are excellent learning new things everyday.Would recommend this phon Read more

  5. terrible phone

    Phone Scoop
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: FUZZY, Phone Scoop
    11 September 2010

    This phone has been a problem since the first week of ownership. It has continually froze up during use requiring a battery removal to reboot the phone. I've received 5 replacement phones within the past year under warranty all due to the same recurring problem of freezing up (very frustrating). They evidently haven't figured out the problem and would rather continuing to send out defective products. Read more

  • WikiFreak Description

LG Xenon

The LG Xenon is a Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE and UMTS / HSDPA (850MHz/2100MHz) for 3G data with aGPS, Wi-Fi and a 240×480 resolution LCD screen display. It supports a 2 megapixel FF +VGA (VT) camera and is powered by an EMP U330 Lite Chipset. The Xenon also supports 100MB of internal memory with microSD support up to 16GB. The unit also supports Bluetooth® 2.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity. The Xenon measures 105.5 x 53.5 x 15.8 mm and is powered by a 950 mAh battery.

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LG Xenon

The LG Xenon is a Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE and UMTS / HSDPA (850MHz/2100MHz) for 3G data with aGPS, Wi-Fi and a 240×480 resolution LCD screen display. It supports a 2 megapixel FF +VGA (VT) camera and is powered by an EMP U330 Lite Chipset. The Xenon also supports 100MB of internal memory with microSD support up to 16GB. The unit also supports Bluetooth® 2.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity. The Xenon measures 105.5 x 53.5 x 15.8 mm and is powered by a 950 mAh battery.

Features

The Xenon is available in three colours, two of which will be black and red. The phone has a touchscreen with slide out QWERTY keyboard for typing. It has features that allow it to run widgets box where users can drag and drop different items on to the desktop. These widgets have basic items such as a calendar, photos, analog clock/alarm, notepad etc.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Do you like the sleek style of touch screen phones, but aren’t completely sold on their functionality? Then we suggest the innovative new LG Xenon. Its large touch screen with vibration feedback and enhanced flash increases its functionality. In addition the Xenon also includes a slideout QWERTY keyboard, speaker independent voice commands, and a 2 MP camera. It truly is innovation at its best.

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Specifications

Technical Specifications

  • Carrier
    AT&T
  • Form Factor
    Slide
  • Qwerty
    Sleek Slide-Out QWERTY Design
  • Touch Screen
    Large 2.8” Touch Screen with Vibration Feedback
  • Speaker Phone
    Speakerphone Capable*
  • Bluetooth
    Version: 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • Web
    Mobile Email – Yahoo!®, AOL®, AIM®, Windows Live™, AT&T Yahoo!®, & Gmail†
  • Technology
    GSM
  • Frequency
    GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Quad-Band)

Release Date

  • First seen
    30 March 2009

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